Antone Exum tore his Right ACL and Lateral Meniscus

This evening Virginia Tech confirmed a rumor that had been circulating over the weekend.

#Hokies Antone Exum has suffered a tear of his R ACL and lateral meniscus; doctors hoping for surgery this wk; expected out 6-9 months.— VT Football (@VT_Football) January 28, 2013

Virginia Tech did not state how he injured his knee, or when it happened, but the rumor was it happened playing a game of basketball yesterdayat McComas.

This is just devastating news for a kid who worked "his nuts off" last fall. In my opinion he was the team's most improved player, and he finished the season in the discussion as its top defender. Exum announced on January 9th that he would return for his senior season with goals of, "working towards ACC and National titles!".

On the field and off. I was really looking forward to him beast it against Bama and having a great senior year. Maybe there still is a chance, but depends on recovery and conditioning. He's a pretty determined guy so my guess he gets back and plays his sack off his senior year, just a matter of when. Here's to a speedy recovery Exum!

I tore my ACL and Meniscus in my left knee in the middle of my Junior year of high school. I had a surgery date of Late March and I worked my complete ass off all summer. I was actually able to get back to playing Varsity Soccer and Hockey by August of that same year. At that point its all about getting comfortable and trusting your knee will hold. With as strong as he is, if he can work half as hard as I did (he could probably work twice as hard as me honestly), then he should be back in time to Beat Alabama.

Exum is definitely the kind of kid that responds strong to this kind of thing. With his attitude you know he will be working his ass off as soon as he can. I just feel so bad knowing how hard he has been working already to get ready for the season, he was getting ready to give Amari Cooper all he could handle. With that said I just hope everything looks up for him from here on out and he gets back to where he left off.

I was there when it happened. He jumped up in the air and his knee buckled when he came down. He was in obvious pain as soon as it happened. There were a couple more football players there at the time, but none of them were playing. It was definitely one of the worst injuries I have seen. It was crazy how quiet McComas got after it. Hopefully he comes back stronger than ever.

As a selfish fan, I want to see him back in July. As a level-headed individual, I hope he fully recovers before stepping foot on that field to ensure he can have a productive NFL career. He's a true Hokie Legend, regardless of how 2013 turns out for him.

I like everything about this kid. He has awesome character, and is just a classy, trash talking, joker that makes the game that much more fun. And what he did in Orlando, and an out spoken faith in God. He is just so likable. I really hope to see him on the field next year. Rooting for you Antone, I know that you will put in the extra effort to get back on the field, and when you do, you will gain your rightful place and show these incoming freshmen whats up.

"I promise you I will keep getting back up as long as you keep pushing forward." -Michael Brewer
"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster